Well, I'm editing but I'm not quite mad -- more like exhausted. I've been editing Xmas Carol for a couple of weeks now and I'm halfway through the book. In the process, I've come to realize that what I'm doing isn't editing. It's a total rewrite, a much bigger task.
And it's going well. As I said in an earlier post, I axed an entire story-line and excised a character. (I feel I should put them in aluminum foil and store them in my freezer. You never know when you might need a good character or storyline.)
But phew, what a lot of work. Writing books is a joyful, easy thing but editing them into final shape is a whole 'nother animal. It's a mountain of work.
Anyway, this has been my report from the trenches. Over and out.
Author of "Xmas Carol" trashes religion and chronicles the American decline. Plus gay stuff, science, writing, atheism, and baseball.
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